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    New collaboration to offer vets expert-led CPD with advanced imaging

    VetCam Specialists, a CPD provider, has joined forces with Veheri, a diagnostic imaging education platform, to give its course attendees access to a DICOM viewer so they can view and edit case studies directly in the viewer whilst discussing them with...

    RVC research shows early conversations with owners about feline diabetes could save lives

    The Royal Veterinary College has published new data from its VetCompass programme which shed new light on the epidemiology, risk factors and outcomes for cats diagnosed with diabetes mellitus in the UK, and which researchers say could help reduce the...

    New oral hygiene point of sale kit from Virbac

    Virbac Animal Health has produced a Pet Oral Hygiene System point of sale kit for practice reception areas. The pack includes information for owners on periodontal disease and gingivitis and advice on preventative routine care. It also provides guidance...

    New dental x-ray system from BCF

    BCF has launched the CR7, a new dental x-ray system to add to the company's range of digital radiography equipment. BCF describes the CR7 as a portable, desk-top sized, small format CR X-ray dental system which has been specifically designed for dental...

    Royal Canin launches new 'Skin Care' diet

    Royal Canin has launched a new Skin Care family of dermatological diets, designed for the nutritional support of skin function in dogs with dermatosis unrelated to food intolerance or allergy. At the same time, Royal Canin has also launched DermAlliance...

    BVA calls for evidence-based measures to tackle antimicrobial resistance

    The British Veterinary Association has warned that political measures to reduce antimicrobial resistance in Europe and the UK are in danger of becoming kneejerk reactions that are not based on sound science. The warning comes ahead of European Antibiotic...
  • Agria launches practice display competition

    Agria Pet Insurance has launched a competition in which the practice that creates the most informative and effective pet insurance display using the company's new display kit will win £500 cash. Agria says its new display kit is designed primarily...

    RCVS non-payers removed from Register

    The RCVS has published a list of 369 veterinary surgeons who missed the 31st May deadline for retention fee payments, were removed from the Register and not restored by 24 June, on its website . The College says it publishes the list to alert those...

    Groundbreaking 3d printing service for vets

    A groundbreaking 3d printing service offered by Replica 3DM, a spin off of Salisbury NHS District Hospital, has helped referral veterinary orthopaedist Andy Moores in carrying out surgery on dog that won the 2013 Crufts Friends For Life Award. Haatchi...

    Research indicates that aging not PPID behind intestinal problems in older horses

    The Waltham Equine Studies Group has announced the results of two pieces of research designed to improve understanding of the best nutritional support for older horses, whether they are healthy or diagnosed with Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction...

    BEVA outraged over uncertified equine semen

    The British Equine Veterinary Association has expressed its outrage that veterinary surgeons are regularly being asked to break the law by inseminating imported equine semen that doesn’t have an accompanying health certificate. Thousands of shipments...

    VetSurgeon overhauled to raise the standard of clinical information sharing

    VetSurgeon.org has undergone its biggest overhaul since the online community was first launched over a decade ago, specifically to offer a far better platform for clinical discussion than Facebook, and to give referral practitioners a major new incentive...

    NVS survey reveals top 5 ways vets improve wellbeing at work

    NVS has shared the results of a survey in which veterinary professionals shared their most common strategies for improving staff wellbeing. The survey of 76 vets and nurses, which was conducted by the company in September and October 2024, found that...

    Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica launches Equitop Myoplast® Power Pearls

    Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica has launched a unique and natural muscle building supplement for horses, Equitop Myoplast Power Pearls, containing 18 key amino acids. The company says maintaining muscular condition in performance and sports horses can...

    Coronavirus testing programme to help vets back to work

    A new company called ReCoVa-19 has launched a coronavirus testing and wellness programme designed to help veterinary professionals back into the workplace. The programme offers employers a variety of options, including antigen and antibody testing...

    Vets asked to help with 'biggest ever' feline hypertension survey

    Dr. Sarah Caney, RCVS recognised Specialist in Feline Medicine, is asking all vets to take part in what she hopes will be the biggest online feline hypertension survey conducted so far, with the aim of getting an accurate insight into how vet teams currently...

    Horse Trust reports horse owners hit by recession

    Equine charity The Horse Trust has reported an unprecendented number of enquiries from people wanting to rehome their horses and ponies. In the three weeks since the financial crisis resulted in repossessions, job losses and cash shortages, more than...

    IVC plans to shake up London Vet Show

    IVC Evidensia has announced plans to shake up the traditional lecture format at the London Vet Show, taking place at the ExCel on 11th-12th November. Instead of the traditional format, where one expert, perhaps two, come and lecture on a subject, IVC...

    Tickets available: Internet Pharmacies - Opportunity or Threat?

    The Veterinary Marketing Association has 10 tickets available for its annual debate being held at the House of Lords on Tuesday October 12th, this year entitled: Internet Pharmacies - Opportunity or Threat? The debate will be chaired by Professor...

    Charity launches new course on infection control

    The Bella Moss Foundation (BMF) and Oncore Online Learning have announced the launch of a 2 week online training course developed to help veterinary professionals implement rigorous, tailored infection controls in practice. Practical Infection Control...

    339 vets removed from the Register for non-payment

    The RCVS has removed 339 veterinary surgeons from the Register for non-payment of their annual renewal fee. The final deadline for paying the fee was 31 May 2017, with the 339 who did not pay being removed on 1 June 2017, compared to 296 last year...

    Free new library of cardiology ultrasound movies

    Mike Martin, an RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Cardiology, has launched a new reference library of cardiology echo scans on VetSurgeon.org. The movies show cardiac scans performed on normal dogs, and on cats and dogs with a variety of different conditions...

    All members of the veterinary profession invited to take part in SPVS Salary Survey

    The Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons has opened its 2021 Salary Survey and is inviting everyone in the profession, in clinical or non-clinical roles, from vets and nurses to support staff and those in industry, to take part. The SPVS Salary...

    Voting opens for the 2024 RCVS Council elections

    Voting has now opened for the 2024 RCVS Council elections, which are being held online. All MsRCVS were set an email with a voting link and a unique voter code. The College says it will be writing to the few vets for whom it has no unique email address...

    And the winner is ...

    Robert Newcombe, Senior Veterinary Surgeon at the PDSA Plymouth PetAid Hospital, has won a £50 Marks and Spencer gift card after completing a survey sent to VetSurgeon members on behalf of Swann-Morton . 57% of 283 survey respondents said that they...